Brian Ferguson

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Senior Partner Manager at Ribbon Communications

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

Overview

Brian is a Senior Partner Manager with over twenty years of sales experience, specializing in channel and distribution management. A graduate of Texas State with a BBA, he excels at consultative, executive-level selling and consistently exceeds quotas. He is recognized for his tenacity and attention to detail in managing complex partner relationships and large global projects.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Channel Sales Strategy
Has nine years of strong channel sales experience and excels at managing partner and distribution relationships to grow territory sales.
AI in Communications
His social media activity indicates a focus on AI applications in the telecom space, specifically mentioning Ribbon's Acumen platform and autonomous networks.
Contact Center Solutions
Frequently posts about Genesys contact center solutions, showing an interest in this specific technology segment and its integration with Ribbon's products.

Media Appearances

Ep 4 – Meet Brian Ferguson (Senior Partner Manager, Ribbon Communications). Featured in Apple Podcasts

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Work History

1-2024
Senior Partner Manager at Ribbon Communications
10-2021 - 1-2024
Enterprise Sales Director - Southeast US + TOLA at Ribbon Communications
9-2020 - 10-2021
Territory Manager at IR
8-2019 - 4-2020
Channel Sales Director at Avocor
11-2012 - 6-2019
Channel Sales Manager at AudioCodes

Education

1996 - 1998
Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas State
1983 - 1987
Education details unavailable from Midway High School

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Exp : 12 Location : Cedar Park, Texas, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Senior Partner Manager at Ribbon Communications
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Insights For Selling To Brian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brian is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brian

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brian move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Brian take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Brian

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